The following article will guide you about how to control pollution in tannery industry. Control of Gaseous Pollution in Tannery Industry: Source control is the most effective means of abating odour. Good sanitation practices are usually cheaper than control measures. Source control of odours can be carried out by following methods given below: (i) Drawing the odorous air from the [...]
Of the wet salted hide purchased by the tannery only 30-35% is potentially convertible into leather and of this amount, only some 30% is eventually converted into high quality leather with further 10% yielding lower grade material. The rest of the hide together with excess processing chemicals and the large volumes of water employed form the solid and liquid residues. [...]
The following article will guide you about the five main waste control measures adopted in tannery industry. The measures are: 1. Good Housekeeping and Water Conservation 2. Recovery and Reuse 3. Process Changes for Reducing Pollution Load 4. Substitution for Penta Chlorophenol (PCP) 5. Typical Wastewater Treatment Schemes. 1. Good Housekeeping and Water Conservation: As in all waste control programmes, [...]